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2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

36 Ranked Colleges
1,779 Degrees Awarded
$6,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 40,622 people earned their degree in elementary education, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,779 elementary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 36 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in elementary education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality elementary education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the elementary education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree elementary teaching students with aid.

Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Elementary Education (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delaware Technical Community College - Terry. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Located in Dover, Delaware, this fairly large public school handed out 106 degrees to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

Delaware Tech also took the #2 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Delaware Technical Community College - Terry is $8,824 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students with aid.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Delaware Technical Community College - Terry

#2

Middlesex Community College

Bedford, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middlesex Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Bedford, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Middlesex Community College also made our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $5,619 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students with aid per year to attend Middlesex Community College.

Read more about Elementary Education at Middlesex Community College

#3

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, Michigan
#19 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Henry Ford College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Located in Dearborn, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

Henry Ford College also took the #19 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Henry Ford College is $3,182 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students with aid.

Read more about Elementary Education at Henry Ford College

#4

Fayetteville Technical Community College

Fayetteville, North Carolina
#14 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fayetteville Technical Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Fayetteville Technical Community College is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

FTCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $5,366 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students with aid per year to attend FTCC.

Read more about Elementary Education at Fayetteville Technical Community College

#13 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sinclair Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Sinclair Community College is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

Sinclair Community College also took the #13 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Sinclair Community College is $4,208 for associate degree elementary teaching students with aid.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Sinclair Community College

#6

Holmes Community College

Goodman, Mississippi
#9 in overall quality

Holmes Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Holmes Community College is a public institution located in Goodman, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 47 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Holmes Community College also took the #9 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Holmes Community College is $4,321 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students with aid.

Read more about Elementary Education at Holmes Community College

#7

Montgomery County Community College

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Montgomery County Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Montgomery County Community College is a public institution located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 40 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Montco, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,251 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students with aid per year to attend Montgomery County Community College.

Read more about Elementary Education at Montco

#8

Itawamba Community College

Fulton, Mississippi
#18 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Itawamba Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. ICC is a small public school situated in Fulton, Mississippi. It awarded 51 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ICC, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $5,107 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students with aid per year to attend Itawamba Community College.

Read more about Elementary Education at ICC

#9

Northern Essex Community College

Haverhill, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

Northern Essex Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Haverhill, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

NECC also took the #8 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,364 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students with aid per year to attend Northern Essex Community College.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Northern Essex Community College

#10

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Massachusetts Bay Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

MassBay Community College also made our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Massachusetts Bay Community College is $9,376 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students with aid.

Read more about Elementary Education at Massachusetts Bay Community College

#11

Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Wesson, Mississippi
#23 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Copiah-Lincoln Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Wesson, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s elementary teaching degrees to 37 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Copiah-Lincoln Community College, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Copiah-Lincoln Community College is $3,714 for associate degree elementary teaching students with aid.

Read more about Elementary Education at Copiah-Lincoln Community College

#12

Northern Oklahoma College

Tonkawa, Oklahoma
#11 in overall quality

Northern Oklahoma College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 41 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree elementary teaching students with aid list, Northern Oklahoma College has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Oklahoma College is $7,474 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students with aid.

Read more about Elementary Education at Northern Oklahoma College

#13

Quinsigamond Community College

Worcester, Massachusetts
#10 in overall quality

Quinsigamond Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

Quinsigamond Community College also took the #10 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Quinsigamond Community College is $7,528 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students with aid.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Quinsigamond Community College

#14

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #14, Northeast Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Norfolk, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree elementary teaching students with aid list, Northeast has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northeast Community College is $8,749 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students with aid.

Read more about Elementary Education at Northeast Community College

#15

James Sprunt Community College

Kenansville, North Carolina

James Sprunt Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. JSCC is a small public school situated in Kenansville, North Carolina. It awarded 13 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $3,847 for associate degree elementary teaching students with aid per year to attend JSCC.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Elementary Education at JSCC

#16

San Juan College

Farmington, New Mexico
#16 in overall quality

San Juan College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. SJC is a medium-sized public school situated in Farmington, New Mexico. It awarded 3 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

SJC also made our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #16. The yearly cost to attend San Juan College is $6,115 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students with aid.

Full SJC Elementary Education Report

#17

Edgecombe Community College

Tarboro, North Carolina

With a ranking of #17, Edgecombe Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Edgecombe Community College is located in Tarboro, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend Edgecombe Community College is $4,868 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students with aid.

Full Edgecombe Community College Elementary Education Report

#18

Bristol Community College

Fall River, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #18, Bristol Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Fall River, Massachusetts, and it awarded 18 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Bristol is $7,194 for associate degree elementary teaching students with aid.

Read more about Elementary Education at Bristol Community College

#25 in overall quality

With a ranking of #19, Cochise County Community College District did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Sierra Vista, Arizona, and it awarded 26 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Cochise College also made our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #25. The estimated yearly cost for Cochise College is $6,228 for associate degree elementary teaching students with aid.

Read more about Elementary Education at Cochise College

#20

Glendale Community College

Glendale, Arizona
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #20, Glendale Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Glendale Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Glendale, Arizona. It awarded 29 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

Glendale Community College also took the #12 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Glendale Community College is $8,597 for associate degree elementary teaching students with aid.

Read full report on Elementary Education at Glendale Community College

#21

Springfield Technical Community College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#15 in overall quality

Springfield Technical Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Springfield Technical Community College is a small public school situated in Springfield, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree elementary teaching students with aid list, STCC has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend STCC is $8,943 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students with aid.

Full STCC Elementary Education Report

#21 in overall quality

University of Cincinnati - Clermont College landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Batavia, Ohio, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s elementary teaching students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Clermont College, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,362 for Associate Degree Elementary Teaching students with aid per year to attend UC Clermont College.

Read full report on Elementary Education at University of Cincinnati - Clermont College

#23

Community College of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #23, Community College of Philadelphia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Community College of Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 55 associates’s elementary teaching degrees to qualified students.

Community College of Philadelphia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Community College of Philadelphia is $7,165 for associate degree elementary teaching students with aid.

Full Community College of Philadelphia Elementary Education Report

#24

Arizona Western College

Yuma, Arizona

Arizona Western College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Arizona Western College is a medium-sized school located in Yuma, Arizona that handed out 10 associates’s elementary teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $10,165 for associate degree elementary teaching students with aid per year to attend AWC.

Full AWC Elementary Education Report

#25

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Perkinston, Mississippi

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Elementary Teaching Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #25. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public institution located in Perkinston, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 51 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is $8,503 for associate degree elementary teaching students with aid.

Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Elementary Education Report

Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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